This weekend is Earth Day and I think it’s the perfect opportunity to get outside with your family, don’t you? Did you know that spending time outdoors can reduce stress and improve your mood–among other things? It’s not a coincidence that Earth Day is celebrated at this time of year. With the weather getting warmer it’s the perfect time to get outdoors! To encourage time spent outside I have some free printable nature worksheets for you. Each one features one of four outdoor scavenger hunts your kids will love!
what is Earth Day?
Gaylord Nelson (the Governor of Wisconsin) proposed Earth Day in 1969. Governor Nelson saw the energy behind the anti-war movement from certain segments of the population at the time. He wanted to bring that same energy and awareness to being more conscious of air and water pollution. Earth Day was recognized as an American holiday until 1990. At that point it changed to being celebrated on a global scale with 200 million people in 141 countries taking part.
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why do outdoor scavenger hunts?
I love incorporating outside time into our homeschool lessons whenever I can. Combine that with how much my little ones love going on scavenger hunts outdoors. That makes one of these outdoor scavenger hunts the perfect activity to do when you need to switch things up! Today I wanted to share with you a few different scavenger hunts that you can do with your own kids. Start this weekend to celebrate Earth Day and continue all summer long!
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living vs. nonliving scavenger hunt
22 Responses to outdoor scavenger hunts & worksheets
That’s a fun idea! We usually plant something for Earth Day. This year, I bought a few small trees to plant around our house!
This is awesome! When we go on walks, I always just randomly ask questions about what we see and different colors…but I LOVE that these scavenger hunts include a variety of fun things to find! Thanks for sharing, we will be trying it out!
This is a great idea! I love how you’re integrating the holiday into activities for your kid’s schooling!
With spring (finally/maybe) here, these are great ideas to keep the littles active and get them outside!
This is such a cool idea ! We have a ‘nice’ day coming up on the forecast this weekend and I think I’m gonna do this with the kids!
These are awesome! We have been planning a scavenger hunt too, thanks for sharing!
This is such a good idea! Our printer is broken right now (*insert sad face*) so I can’t print these off, but I definitely want to use them this spring and summer for my kids so I guess I’ll just do it the old fashioned way and write it out, haha 😉
I want to do this so much with my kiddos! What a fun idea. You make me want to homeschool!
This is such a creative and fun idea. my niece would love this!
I’ll share this idea with our activities panel at my son’s school. We’re having a large Earth Day celebration and this would be a welcome addition.
Oh my this is such a great idea for summer!!
The nature scavenger hunt sounds like so much fun! Perfect for a fun outdoor activity.
-Jennifer
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This is SUCH a fun idea for toddlers!! Totally going to be doing this!!
My kids love outdoor scavenger hunts! Such a fun way to get outside and be observant! I’ll have to print these out.
Lovely Printables thanks. Looking forward to using them with the grandkids.
My oldest would love this! So fun!
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